Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 48 The Legendary Snake Catcher Appears (Please Read On)
Chen Shijun had once heard that if you drive a luxury car, a girl's trust in you will increase by 30%.

Although for Chen Shijun, who is already a wealthy man, a car is just a means of transportation, in society as a whole, luxury cars are a visible symbol of wealth.

Associating a luxury car with the image of a successful person creates a social passport, similar to the concept of respecting clothes before respecting the person. People easily project the exquisite and expensive attributes of luxury cars onto the car owners.

At least if he were a poor guy, such a pretty girl probably wouldn't dare to get on the bus so easily. After taking off her heavy scarf, a delicate little face was revealed.

This time it wasn't the tight ponytail from yesterday, so it didn't fully show off her round head shape.

Chen Shijun's long, narrow, slanted, snake-like eyes and the extreme smoothness of his inverted triangle face shape make him look very aggressive, forming a stark contrast to Xiao Yuan's traditionally soft and beautiful face shape.

However, the full and rounded lower lip adds a touch of allure, creating a balanced and assertive aesthetic that is quite unique.

"Thank you so much. The things inside are very important to me, and I will definitely repay you."

Although Chen Shijun was not a lustful person, he secretly thought to himself, "Good, she is indeed a beauty."

“Every time I finish attending church services, I help the clergy clean up, which is a small reward.”

The girl displayed an extremely gentle smile. Although she knew it was wrong of her to rashly get into a stranger's car, she believed that this young director was unlikely to be a dangerous person.

However, no matter how you look at it, this is a bold move. An idol who hasn't even debuted yet is privately contacting an executive of a rival company. If people find out, it will definitely cause controversy.

If the company found out, wouldn't they think I was going to run away? Thinking of this, Zhimin couldn't help but laugh.

"Were you a believer? I am also a believer, and my baptismal name is..."

Chen Shijun's family is indeed Catholic, though not very devout, otherwise he wouldn't be unable to recall his baptismal name for a moment, since he has never attended a church service since he can remember.

Fortunately, I just randomly guessed one name and didn't know if it was right or wrong, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself. But I did learn that the girl's baptismal name was Katharina.

"Have you had dinner yet? If not, I'll treat you to dinner."

Chen Shijun was a grateful person after all. Even though the other party had no obligation to return the items to him, he still contacted him and personally returned the items.

I want to repay her no matter what. She should be a female college student. I'll treat her to a meal and buy her a gift later.

Strictly speaking, Chen Shijun is quite skilled at dealing with girls, especially beautiful ones. This girl with a rather peculiar appearance also appealed to him to some extent.

"This isn't right! I think I'd better go back, I..."

The girl wanted to play hard to get, because after calming down, she realized she had been too bold. What if this man was a bad person?

“There is nothing wrong with it. People who do good deeds deserve to be rewarded. This is the teaching of Confucius, the patriarch of Confucianism.”

Chen Shijun actually knew nothing about Sinology. Apart from his broken Chinese, all he knew were the little stories his mother used to tell him.

However, when Chen Shijun recounted these stories in his own words, Liu Zhimin listened in a daze, staring intently at him.

The story goes that a disciple of Confucius redeemed a man from the state of Lu from another country, but failed to collect the reward he was entitled to, and was consequently reprimanded by Confucius.

While it is certainly a noble virtue to do good deeds without expecting anything in return, if everyone could do good deeds and receive something in return, it would greatly promote a better social atmosphere.

"Really? Mr. Chen, you know so much. You've clearly read a lot of books."

As the saying goes, you tend to like what you lack. A bookish nerd who has read countless classics can be easily seduced by women, while a poor girl can be completely taken advantage of by a rich second-generation heir without any resistance.

The female trainees, who lacked formal education, seemed to feel that they should like those who were cultured and had the refined air of scholars.

"It's alright! What's your name? How old are you? What do you do for a living?" Chen Shijun thought she must be a college student. She didn't seem like a burden to the working world; on the contrary, she seemed very intelligent.

"My name is Liu Zhimin, I am 20 years old, and I am a singer."

The girl introduced herself confidently, but Chen Shijun stared at her in surprise, as he didn't seem to have heard of this singer before.

"What songs have you sung? Let me hear..."

"I am a singer who is about to debut. I am currently a trainee at SM Entertainment."

Seemingly realizing that his words had been a bit too arrogant, and that someone who hadn't even debuted could hardly be considered a singer, he lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, he was facing an executive from the largest entertainment company in the world. Boasting wouldn't fool him, since the most popular group right now, BTS, is under his management.

"Trainee? Are you a trainee?"

Chen Shijun was somewhat surprised, after all, he had discussed SM's new group with others not long ago, so he casually asked if the other person was a member of the debut group.

"Of course, I'm sure I'll debut this time! I'm always number one, if I don't debut, who will?"

The girl, who had just been a little shy, suddenly became arrogant, her head held high and exuding a confident beauty. Indeed, Chen Shijun saw in her some of the necessary factors for her to become a big star.

Just like her younger sister, Xiaoyuan, she has a very "star quality" at first glance, and is not just simply pretty.

"Then I must treat you to a meal. After all, you're a future superstar, and such opportunities are rare in the future."

Chen Shijun smiled, which made the girl very happy. The ultimate goal of all trainees is to debut and become a future superstar.

However, he felt like he had really stumbled upon a trainee's den. Zhao Meiyan had been a trainee before, Xiaoyuan had become a trainee, and Kim Minji, whom he had only recently met, was also a trainee.

This is actually normal, since the company I currently control is an entertainment agency, but this frequency is a bit too high.

"No, no, I'm so flattered! I'll definitely do my best!"

Encouraged by the man's words, Zhimin immediately started talking. Chen Shijun deliberately chose a restaurant that was relatively far away, hoping to listen more in the car and see if he could get some interesting information.

This girl was already a minor internet celebrity before becoming a trainee. She said that when she was in first grade, she wanted to become a singer after seeing Girls' Generation's kicking dance in "Into the New World".

Chen Shijun was startled. It turned out that when most of the Girls' Generation members who were the same age as him debuted, this guy was only in first grade.

"No, Jimin, you are the real Girls' Generation."

The girl was taken aback by the abrupt and unrelated remarks. She quickly emphasized that Girls' Generation were her seniors and that she would continue to work hard, taking them as her role models.

“I received the audition invitation through Instagram, and after careful consideration, I accepted it. However, the manager in charge of the audition resigned shortly afterward.”

The girl recalled her previous embarrassing situation and said that she soon received another invitation from an SM manager in the same way, so strictly speaking, she was selected by the company twice.

Like pouring out beans from a bamboo tube, Chen Shijun poured out his past, slightly opening the window to adjust the somewhat stuffy temperature inside the car caused by the air conditioning being set too high.

The lights cast the shadows of the two people onto the car wall, creating a bizarre and fantastical scene that resembled a small snake gradually walking into a snake trap.

　Brothers, please read on, please scroll to the last page.

　　
　
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